Plastic Drawer

Abstract

A plastic drawer comprises a bottom, longitudinal side walls, and a transverse partition detachably connected to the longtitudinal side walls. To preclude a deformation of the side walls and of the bottom, the transverse partition is firmly connected to the bottom of the drawing. That connection may be effected by means of a vertical carrying pin, which is rotatably supported in the transverse partition and extends through an opening formed in the bottom and is rotatable to a position in which a locking member carried by the carrying pin engages the underside of the bottom of the drawer.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a plastic drawer comprising a bottom, two longitudinal side walls and at least one vertical transverse partition detachably connected to and supported by said side walls, the improvement residing in the provision of tension-resisting anchoring means connecting said bottom at said transverse partition and resisting a separation of said bottom from said partition, said means having a locking portion disposed under said bottom.   
     
     
       2. The improvement set forth in claim 1, wherein said bottom is formed with an anchoring opening,   said anchoring means comprise a vertical carrying pin, which is rotatably supported in and protrudes downwardly from said transverse partition and through said opening and is provided at its lower end with said locking portion disposed under said bottom, and   said carrying pin is rotatable to a position in which said locking portion engages the underside of said bottom.   
     
     
       3. The improvement set forth in claim 2, wherein said anchoring opening consists of a slot and   said locking portion consists of a hammer head which is movable through said slot.   
     
     
       4. The improvement set forth in claim 2, wherein said bottom is provided on its underside adjacent to said anchoring opening with ribs having ramp and backing surfaces which are engageable by said locking portion. 
     
     
       5. The improvement set forth in claim 2, wherein said bottom is provided on its underside adjacent to said openings with ribs which are engageable by said locking portion and having latching openings adapted to receive said locking portion. 
     
     
       6. The improvement set forth in claim 2, wherein said transverse partition is double-walled and open-bottomed and is formed with vertical internal ribs defining a chamber in the interior of said transverse partition and is formed at its top with an opening,   a centering element is carried by said transverse partition and disposed in said chamber and   said carrying pin extends through said opening at the top of said transverse partition and through said centering element and carries a knob disposed above and supported by said transverse position.   
     
     
       7. The improvement set forth in claim 1 as applied to a drawer in which said side walls are provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart connecting means for detachably connecting said transverse partition to said side walls in a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart positions, wherein said bottom is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart means for cooperating with said anchoring means when said transverse partition is in any of said longitudinally spaced apart positions.   
     
     
       8. The improvement set forth in claim 7, wherein said transverse partition is provided at opposite ends near its top with depending hook portions,   each of said longitudinal side walls is provided at its top with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart, open-topped openings, each of which is adapted to receive one of said hook portions and   said bottom is formed with a series of longitudinally spaced apart anchoring openings for cooperation with said anchoring means.   
     
     
       9. The improvement set forth in claim 8, wherein said longitudinal side walls are double-walled. 
     
     
       10. The improvement set forth in claim 8, wherein said bottom is provided on its underside with two longitudinal ribs extending on opposite sides of said series of anchoring openings and with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart transverse ribs, each of which extends between two of said anchoring openings.   
     
     
       11. In office furniture comprising a compartment-defining plastic structure including a bottom, two longitudinal side walls and at least one vertical transverse partition detachably connected to and supported by said side walls, the improvement residing in the provision of tension-resisting anchoring means connecting said bottom at said transverse partition and resisting a separation of said bottom from said partition.